25TH YEAR, NO. 24
THE PLATEAU’S ONLY LOCALLY OWNED NEWSPAPER
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016
SAMMAMISH
FANTASTIC FINISH
REVIEW Sahalee, Northwest shine in national spotlight
18-year-old Brooke Henderson wins Women’s PGA Championship Page 13
OH, WHAT A FEELING!
BY NEIL PIERSON npierson@sammamishreview.com
In the Chinook language, Sahalee means “high heavenly ground,” and these days, those words might refer as much to the country club’s stature in the golfing world as it does to its location on the Sammamish plateau. Sahalee Country Club is hosted the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship last week, its fourth professional championship tournament since 1998. Jim Pike, who has worked at Sahalee for the last 29 years, including the past four as general manager, said the process of making the course ready for the world’s best players and a worldwide television audience was difficult. To him, though, it’s similar to riding a bicycle. “I think now that it’s the fourth time, you get used to it,” Pike said. “Four doesn’t seem like that many, but you kind of get used to really what’s needed, the hours you’re going to have to work and the dedication. “Once you have the experience, it just makes it a little easier.” When Sahalee hosted its first major tournament — the 1998 PGA Championship — Pike was still relatively new, having served one year as the head pro. He admitted being nervous at the time, feelings that were soothed by the PGA of America’s expertise. “Back then, our job was to rally the membership to support it,” Pike said. “And I think the great thing about Sahalee is that most of the members have SEE SAHALEE, PAGE 6
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Ten members of the Eastlake High School Class of 2016 jump for joy at Seattle Center’s International Fountain following their June 8 commencement ceremony at Key Arena. MORE PHOTOS INSIDE, PAGES 8-9
Tent City 4 moves back to High Point BY STUART MILLER For the Sammamish Review
Tent City 4 is expected to stay at its new temporary home off Interstate 90’s High Point Way exit for about 20 more days while it waits for a land-use permit to go through. The group left Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Sammamish on June 4 after a 120-day stay there. The permit for its next 90-day home at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue is still in the review process. The group’s 23-person encampment at High Point Way lacks many of the comforts it had at MQP Church, resident and bookkeeper Trey Nuzum said. The residents had electricity at their old spot, whereas now they rely on
gasoline-powered generators for any electrical needs. They had showers before, but now must make a long trip into Issaquah to get one. It takes about an hour and 15 minutes to walk into Issaquah from the encampment, Nuzum said. Many camp residents make the walk, or take a bus that comes every two to twoand-a-half hours, to get to the nearest shower at the Issaquah Community Center. SEE TENT CITY 4, PAGE 2
Southeast Fourth Street to close for three weeks Commuters who travel on Southeast Fourth Street will have to find a detour next month. The city announced last week the road will close for three weeks in July as developer TRF Pacific installs new water and sewer mains under the street. After taking the steep slope of the roadway and the depth of the sewer main into account, it was decided the safest — and quickest — way to get the job done would be to close the street for about three weeks, according to a
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city press release. The street is scheduled to close on July 5 or shortly thereafter. “Sometimes a road can stay open while this kind of work is done,” City Manager Lyman Howard said in a statement. “But that often requires the temporary installation of big metal plates for vehicles to pass over. With that steep slope and more rain coming, we were afraid we might end up with a slip-n-slide on our hands.” The closure will affect SEE CLOSURE, PAGE 2
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